Kevin Kelly (born c. 1937),[1] is an Irish publisher and editor who has created magazines in England, America and Ireland.[2] Born in County Londonderry, he is married to Rose with whom he set up Image magazine in 1975. Among his best-known titles is World of Interiors,[3] which he established in 1981 with Min Hogg as editor. Condé Nast later bought the publication from Kelly.[4] In 1987 Condé Nast and the Financial Times financed the creation of the monthly BUSINESS magazine, which won a PPA Business Magazine of the year award. Kelly held a 20% stake in the title, while the remaining 80% was divided between Condé Nast and the Financial Times. The magazine was last published in 1991.
In 1990 Kelly produced a British edition of W at the request of John Fairchild. Departures was a title that Kelly created and published for American Express Black cardholders.[2][5] While living in America in the 90s, Kelly launched World of Hibernia,[6][7][8] The up-market publication was created in 1997 with Kelly as publisher and editor-in-chief and Thomas Farley as editor. It covered various topics of interest to the Irish diaspora in America.[9] The publication folded in 2002[8]
Kelly owns ESM (European Supermarket Magazine),[10] Checkout magazine and created the Irish women's glossy, Image and its sister title, Image Interiors.[2][11]